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All Things Open 2019 - Passing the Baton: Succession Planning for FOSS leadership

Publication date: 2019-10-15

Usage: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topics: ato, ato2019, open source, free software, FOSS, community management, open source sustainability, succession planning

Description:

The open source concept and movement only came into being in the late 1990s. There are many among us who remember a time before this. Of those, most helped to shape the philosophy, laws, governance, and policies which are the foundation of the free and open source movement we enjoy today.

But what happens when these people decide to retire? Who will carry the baton and lead the movement?

Thankfully these people are still with us, helping to craft and lead FOSS. As we look at the next horizon for FOSS, we must consider who will take us there. While we have these founders in our midst, we must take the time to do succession planning for free and open source leadership.

This talk will cover:

Succession planning: what it is & why every project needs it
What new leaders must know & learn
Steps we can take to develop the FOSS project leaders of the future

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